Green Day, ¡Uno!

Following two rock operas, one of which (American Idiot) became a Broadway musical, this imperishable punk-pop trio finally made another straightforward collection of songs—to be followed by ¡Dos! on Nov. 13 and ¡Tré! on Jan. 15. The single “Oh Love” is as close as they’ve ever come to an ’80s metal power ballad, which amazingly turns out to be a great idea.